Fireworks [ A Josh Franceschi fanfic ]

*he's too dangerous*

"Mads I've missed you!!" I got out of the car and ran straight into her arms. "I've missed you too Lexa!!" She replied with a smile. "You look rough though, are you okay?" She asked slightly hesitant but I nodded and she went back to smiling. "How's Brandon?" I asked noticing he didn't come out with her. "Oh he's out, he'll be back soon. He's kinda moved in? It's just that he was kicked out of his shared house and had no where else but if you don't want him to then that's fine!" She rambled on before I giggled to myself causing her to look in confusion. "It's fine mads I don't mind" she smiled thankfully and dragged me inside, Josh had to go see his family. "So tell me everything! How was Adam? I bet he was so excited to see you!" She said and a lump formed in my throat just thinking about the night before, "the tour was great, the shows were immense. The guys have so many fans around the UK and USA! There were a few things me and josh had to sort out which involved arguing but we managed" I replied leaving the whole Adam part out. "Oooe you guys, he didn't cheat did he? Because you can't sort that out, if he did he's gone!" She asked. "No he wouldn't do that," I started and explained the whole 'me and Alex singing together while Josh was paying more attention to another girl' night. "So how's Adam?" She pressured. "He's fine" I tried to say as little as possible but I knew it wasn't enough for Maddy. "Is that all I get?" There was the question I was waiting for. "Well when I met him on the Glasgow tour date he was lovely and we stayed in touch through out the rest of the tour, but last night.." I paused remembering it all, trying to push back tears. "My dad was there" I breathed and Maddy sat shocked. "Yeah so that wasn't great," I laughed it off before being pulled into a tight hug from my best friend. I ended up explaining everything in detail of what happened that night and when I told
Josh about my sister. She even said she liked Josh more now since hearing about how much he's helped me and how happy he makes me.

I was sitting watching the TV with Maddy and now Brandon who got home not too much later, when my phone buzzed from an unknown number. I debated whether to open the text or not but I decided to eventually.

'You're a worthless piece of shit, Josh doesn't deserve you, no one does.'

I tried so hard to ignore it but recently things have been getting to me. I left the room to call Josh.

"Josh I need you here if you're not busy, please" I said quietly down the phone. He hung up and I sat in the hall way on the first step hoping he would come over.

No more than 10 minutes after Josh knocked on the door, as soon as I answered he pulled me towards him, his lips colliding with mine and his arms around me. "I'm sorry, I know you wanted to see your family, and you could go back if you want but I just need you right now, i think my dad is coming here ." As soon as I said the last 6 words his eyes widened and he looked at me in confusion and sympathy. "What? Why do you think that?" He asked and I gave him my phone, with the text on the screen. "How would he have got your number?" He asked, trying to keep calm but it failed. "I don't know, maybe from Adam, but why would Adam do that to me?" Tears ran down my cheeks but I tried to hold them back as best I could. Josh's face turned angry. "If he touches you," Josh started before I cut him off. "Josh no, promise me you won't do anything, I'm used to it, I'm not letting you get hurt because of me, you don't know how dangerous he is." I managed to say without my voice cracking. "Alexa, I can handle it, I love you too much to let you get hurt again." He whispered and I leant into him wrapping my arms around him. "Come stay with me tonight?" He asked and I nodded without hesitation.

Josh had only moved into his own house a week before tour, so his stuff was still in boxes everywhere. It was a large house, really modern but I liked it. As soon as I walked through the door my phone buzzed loudly causing Josh to look down at my phone when I opened another unknown text which read;

'Watch your back 'lexa' your Josh isn't going to be around forever you know ;-)'

I froze instantly and Josh took my phone. "Josh, I have to go," I said, trying to sound confident but failing. "No, you can't, you're not safe by yourself." He replied closing the door and talking my hand. "You don't get it! He's going to come after you if you're with me! I can't let him, I'm not worth it, You could live a happy, normal life without me, without all of this, why do you even want me after everything with my family?" I yelled, crying, which is something I did a lot of recently. He shook his head, bringing himself closer to me almost in tears. His face was on mine and he looked me straight in the eyes, not saying a word. Slowly leaning in, our lips moulded together and he pulled me closer to him. He pulled away after a while and stared into my eyes again, his hands made their way to the bottom his shirt, fiddling with it as he whispered "because I love you" nervously smiling.

I woke up whilst it was still black outside, Josh was still sleeping next to me. I heard crashing sounds from the kitchen and my heart raced in fear. We really can't catch a break can we? I quietly got out of bed, pulling on one of Josh's baggy tee's and crept out onto the landing. Tip toeing down the steps trying as hard as I could not to make a sound, when I saw a shadow move across the room. I froze on the spot and my breathing also stopped. I carried on down the stairs and into the kitchen, to find a man who I recognised dearly.

"Alexa my darling" he spoke, I was too scared to make a sound. Finally I managed to speak and moved even further away from him. "What are you doing here? How did you know I was here?" I asked, my voice still shaking. "I have my ways, you're my daughter, I always need to know where you are." He laughed. "Nice house this is, thinking about moving to this area," I shook my head and he laughed even louder. He walked closer towards me until I couldn't move away anymore, he grabbed my hair and pushed me to the floor and stood on my ankle as I shouted in agony. He then grabbed the knife from the draw and held it to me, drawing a line down my arm, revealing a line of blood which started to pour. My plan to not wake Josh had been altered when he came running down the stairs in a panic, seeing the man stood over me, he grabbed the mug off the side and threw it at my fathers head, hard enough to knock him out. "Josh I'm so sorry" I said still crying as he rang the police as well as an ambulance, who arrived very quickly after. In the ambulance, which Josh insisted he came in to, I was given temporary stitches in my arm until they could be re-done, and gas to knock me out.

I woke in a hospital bed, Josh asleep on the chair next to the bed, his hand in mine. Memories of the night before replayed in my head, flooding my eyes with tears. The sudden movement of my hand to wipe the tears woke Josh and he jumped up awake. "Alexa" he breathed, wrapping his arms tightly around me, being careful not to hurt me. "Thank you" I replied. "Without you i would probably be dead right now." He looked at me with an upset expression. "What happened to him?" I asked nervously and Josh looked back sympathetically, "he got away, but the police and doing everything they can to find him." I nodded and sat up in the bed. "Josh, I can't thank you enough for everything, I really can't and I love you so so much but I can't be with you while he's around, he's too dangerous, you've seen how bad he can be, And trust me this isn't the worst of it. I wouldn't be able to live with myself if anything happened to you, because of me." I said quietly, Josh stood shocked. "How many times do I have to tell you that I want to be with you, I want to look after you and be there for you no matter what. I'm not leaving lexa, especially while he's around." He replied with slight anger in his voice, before storming out of the room, probably to call one of the guys.

"Alexa Adamson you can leave now, take it easy for the next few weeks okay? Especially with that bruised ankle." I nodded to the nurse in thanks and walked out of the hospital. The fresh air felt so good on my skin, I smiled slightly at the sight of anything that wasn't a blank wall of a hospital room. I called a taxi which arrived almost straight away to take me to a hotel I had booked for two weeks, a mile outside of Surrey. I didn't tell josh or the guys where I was going, I couldn't risk them getting hurt. the less they knew, the less likely they were to come into contact with my father.